Better guidelines needed on what is classified an Australian music recording

10 July 2026 I felt like I'd been caught up in a scam when it was pointed out to me that Australian DJ and music producer Josh...

Updated commercial radio codes of practice come into effect

1 July 2026 The ACMA's revised Commercial Radio Code of Practice 2026 has come into effect on July 1, with new safeguards for listeners and updated obligations for commercial...

Buckle up – Kyle Sandilands to ride the orange wave

18 June 2026 Tomorrow morning, Friday June 19, at the breakfast radio appropriate time of 6am, an episode of the Game Changers Radio podcast will be released,...

Could Kyle be rejoining KIIS?

12 May 2026 There is a saying, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. It is positive in the sense that it takes someone standing up on an...

“Media is not for the faint-hearted” – An honest ARN AGM

7 May 2026 In the six months since a glittering Upfront that heralded ARN's pivot to become an entertainment network, much has happened to cease any forward...

The Shock and Awe of Kyle & Jackie O

19 March 2026 By Dave Charles, CEO of Media RESULTS Inc. ‘Never let the tail wag the dog’ The Beginning: Two Stray Meteors Collide in the Sydney Night...

Kyle and Jackie O – The whole truth and an imbalance

10 March 2026 Yesterday, March 9, ABC’s Media Watch waded into Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson’s professional breakdown. Two things of note within were some audio pulled from...

AI disclosure, content care during school pick ups and Australian music airplay among updated rules from the ACMA

10 February 2026 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has registered updated rules for commercial radio broadcasters including new requirements for content broadcast around school drop-off and...

Opt-out function now fully integrated into SBS On Demand podcasts

10 February 2026 There are ways in which the ACMA allows you to be excluded from all Australian licensed online and phone wagering services, but these don't currently...

ACMA’s LPON Audit: What the Regulator found — and what it missed

7 February 2026 Contribution by Philip Smith When ACMA Comes Calling Every LPON operator knows that feeling when an email from the ACMA (The Australian Communications and Media...

Kyle and Jackie O found to be in breach of decency rules

28 March 2025 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found comments made by the Kyle & Jackie O Show on June 7 2024, the early days...

The ACMA finds against Hawkesbury Radio in long running dispute

21 February 2017 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ruled against community station 2VTR, Hawkesbury Radio and in favour of two complainants who accused the licensee...

When Politicians and Shock Jocks don’t mix

14 June 2015 A story of pots and kettles Comment from Peter Saxon For the first time since Kyle Sandilands joined KIIS 106.5 at the beginning of last...